Media Awards: Highlands and Islands Media Awards

THE chief reporter with the Highland News has been named Journalist of the Year at the annual Highlands and Islands Media Awards.

Inverness-based Eilidh Davies was – say the organisers – “the unanimous choice of the judges, having also won the Reporter of the Year title and being shortlisted in the Top Story of the Year category”.

In an announcement, Gordon Fyfe, chair of the media awards’ judging panel, is quoted, as saying: “Eilidh produced an excellent portfolio of news reports and features, all with a strong human interest element. She is a worthy winner and joins an elite group of writers and photographers to lift this coveted prize.”